Anoush Anou – Part 01

Creating photographs is something that’s close to my heart. When I’m photographing, all the noise of the world is gone. There’s no bullshit to deal with, no problems, no phone calls, no text messages, no social media, no notifications for god knows what else… The world around me no longer has my attention.

My attention is fully focused in that present moment. I’m just sharing a moment in time connecting with the person or persons I’m photographing. Nothing else matters. I feel free from anxiety when I have that connection with my camera and whoever I’m photographing. I may do photography as a job, a career, or whatever you want to call it, but I’m truly not a business man. Of course I need to get paid to make a living, but I’m not driven by money.

I’m driven by how creating photos makes me feel.

Creating something that captures emotion is important to me. And with the way I photograph, I don’t direct. I don’t ever have thoughts or plans of how I’m going to shoot, because I feel it wouldn’t be true to that moment. And when you’re connecting with the other person(s), it’s a collaboration. It’s about combining how they’re feeling in that present moment with how I’m feeling as well.

Dude, I love this fucking photo. And I wholeheartedly agree with your “rant.” I don’t know if it has something to with also having been a musician first, but in playing music, I learned for the first time in my life how to truly be “in the moment” The photography that inspires me the most these days and what I feel drawn towards isn’t technical perfection (although that is fun and useful to attempt sometimes) but those pieces that not only capture something in the lens about its subject, but as you described, also says something about you – the observer and what you’re looking at. Keep it up dude. I hope you can continue down the path you’re on.